The Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety committee this week heard testimony on HB 1246, sponsored by Rep. Patricia Pike (R-Adrian), that would require certain business establishments to hang a poster near their front door providing information about how victims of human trafficking can seek assistance, and including the phone number for the national human trafficking hotline: 1-888-373-7888.

The bill received overwhelming support from numerous organizations, including the MCC, and the committee voted the bill “Do Pass” the same day, a rare occurrence. Human trafficking has become a national scourge, as both women and men are being exploited and trafficked in what is being called modern-day slavery. To learn more about trafficking, click here.